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Held every four years, the World Championships for volleyball are second in significance only to the Olympic Games, making qualification critical for all federations.

The men’s qualifier in Mississauga will consist of matches in Pool Q, and includes Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as Canada as the host country. At the same time, Canada will host the women’s qualifier for Pool S, which includes Canada, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Jamaica.

The events in Canada are part of the third round for the NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation) qualifying process, with the winner of each the men and women's tournament advancing to their respective World Championship.

The 2014 FIVB World Championships for men will be held in Poland, August 30 to September 21, 2014, and Italy will host the women for the first time ever from September 23 to October 12 in 2014.

More information on the World Championships can be found at www.fivb.org